One-way traffic

Then, the other person's words were tinged with a great sense of helplessness.

"You can't even handle this? You're not a crybaby, are you...?"

The first person walked straight up to Hatsune Miku.

Then, he handed her something from his hand.

"Eh…?"

The girl stood there, stunned.

It was a box about the size of a palm.

"Eh…?"

Accelerator did not say anything.

After placing the box directly into Hatsune Miku's hand, he immediately turned around.

"..."

It's a necklace.

A necklace made of sterling silver, with two eye-catching characters carved directly into the center of a deep blue gemstone.

39.

That is, the Japanese pronunciation of Miku.

The girl stood there, stunned, as if in a dream.

"Let's go quickly."

Accelerator spoke with his hands in his pockets and a blank expression.

"It took me a lot of effort to get my hands on this thing. The materials and the production process took a lot of time. If you lose it, you'll be in big trouble."

Source materials...production...?

The raw material for that gemstone was actually a rare gemstone located on a snow-capped mountain peak.

Yes.

The top student in Academy City traveled across the entire ocean to a snow-capped mountain in another country in order to obtain this unique gemstone. He then returned to Academy City, where he learned to craft the necklace by hand.

Accelerator walked on nonchalantly, but then noticed that the girl hadn't followed him at all.

"...What's going on?"

He instinctively turned around.

However, she was hugged.

Just as Accelerator was about to say something, his hand was raised, and then—

A black and white box was pressed into the palm of his hand.

Inside was a ring.

The top of the ring is made of pure black and white gemstones, while the bottom side has the three letters ACC engraved in silver.

Tick.

Tears fell onto the ring.

"...August 31st...was that the day your destiny changed...?"

"you…?"

Before the slightly stunned first person appeared a face with tears streaming down their face.

Hatsune Miku.

The girl, her cheeks wet with tears, smiled to herself, moved.

“That’s wonderful… It’s not just me who prepared a gift for you… You prepared a gift for me too… Yifang…”

"Perhaps your childhood was sad, painful, and not even worth remembering... Even so... you still persevered... So..."

Bang——! !

The sound of fireworks exploding echoed in the sky.

The girl, her back to the black sky, spoke with a smile, each word distinct.

"Happy Rebirth Day, August 31st... Yifang."

The two looked at each other.

People all over the world are celebrating the birthday of the world's diva.

Meanwhile, the songstress was celebrating the day that would change the fate of a certain monster—his second birthday.

Yes.

He couldn't help but chuckle as he ranked first at the pinnacle of Academy City.

The sound of fireworks drowned out everything.

Even so, it couldn't drown out his voice.

"...Happy birthday, Hatsune Miku."

— Happy birthday to Hatsune Miku on August 31st.

—On August 31st, to Accelerator, Happy Rebirth Day.

Chapter 313 Kamen Rider Jake

A completely unusual scene unfolded before my eyes.

Those standing nearby include Budweiser, Touma Kamijou, Misaka Mikoto (ranked third), Hatsune Miku (next to him), and Cinderella (his enemy).

…and the man in front of me.

The mysterious man whose identity was completely unknown suddenly appeared at the scene.

"That won't do, that's completely impossible."

The young man shook his head and casually raised his hand.

You can see that he is holding something tightly in his hand.

It's a black thing, like a drive.

"Being relentlessly pursued by trash of this caliber is your own mistake. Accelerator, someone of your caliber, should you be allowed to waste time on someone like this?"

"This kind of trash can't even destroy the Earth, let alone the solar system and the Milky Way. What right does such garbage have to get you into this situation?"

creak.

He wore the black object around his waist.

It's a belt.

"If you're not going to help, then I'll do it for you."

A completely strange atmosphere filled the surroundings.

Everyone stared at him in astonishment, but the young man simply raised his hand without a care.

"Remember my name."

"My name is Yi, and now..."

No.

In his other hand, he was also tightly gripping something else.

It was a black and pink device, resembling a padlock.

"Darkness!"

A sound came from the inside of the lock.

—A nightmare-like sound, as if a wronged ghost had returned from the depths of hell.

"Lock On!"

"...Transformation."

boom--! ! !

The young man secured the padlock to the middle of his belt, then pressed the blade-shaped switch on the other side.

A burst of dark pink light erupted.

The entire inner side of the airport was completely covered by that dark gas, just like a sandstorm that spread in an instant.

"Danger…!"

The one who reacted immediately was Touma Kamijou.

He didn't know what kind of power he relied on, but he was able to detect the reaction of this supernatural ability faster than others.

So he raised his right hand.

However, even though Imagine Breaker, who could reduce any supernatural power in the world to zero, directly faced the enemy's power, it was only limited to the area around his right hand.

The dark pink light engulfed the rest of Touma Kamijou's body in one gulp.

"Ugh... Waaaaaah!!!"

"Hey! Wait a minute—!"

Not only him, but also Misaka Mikoto, who was unable to react immediately, was engulfed by the dark pink black mist, which then blew the two of them away like a storm.

The person who noticed this immediately was already knocked away.

Even Cinderella was not immune.

From the very center of the black smoke, a mysterious sound effect began to play.

"DarknessArms! The Fruit of Gold!"

—A humanoid figure appeared in the very center.

"What…?"

Whether it's Accelerator, Hatsune Miku, or Touma Kamijou.

Everyone stared at that person in astonishment.

His entire body was covered in dark pink armor that spread out like apples, and his entire body was covered in pure white combat suits.

The head, with its thorn-like protrusions, is a rather ferocious helmet-like appearance.

"This, what is this?"

"Hey... could it be a new Drive Armor developed by Academy City? I've never heard of Drive Armor that can dress someone up in an instant!"

"But, isn't this pose a bit too bizarre?!"

Completely ignoring the comments of those around him, the young man in the very center—a man who calls himself an artist—stood out.

He turned his head to look at Accelerator.

"This is just a casual greeting."

"I came here specifically to tell you that we have been watching you all along."

What…?

While both sides remained completely stunned—

"The old woman with the pumpkin carriage."

The voice sounded.

Cinderella, who had been completely ignored by everyone, began to sing again.

"Please hurry up and give me the carriage, faster than a dream come true, faster, let the pumpkin carriage run!"

boom--! ! !

Ahead, the glass of the exhibition stand shattered, as if an invisible carriage had actually attacked them.

Cinderella's body flickered like a phantom as she moved swiftly, while the unseen carriage transformed into a pure shockwave, blasting head-on towards Accelerator's direction.